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. this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon,donaldtrumppromises to repeal and replace the affordable care act but how much of the rest of the obama legacy will survive? but first what is wrong with this picture? who is that? joseph cinque, known by colorful name joey "no socks," a convicted felon linked with john gotti, what is he doing sharing the stage with president-elect. get to michelle kosinski with the latest on the long-awaited news conference. president-elect hasn't held one since late july. it's changing. what can you tell us? >> tweet comesous announcing this, will be having a general news conference in big letters january 11th in nyc. thank you. long anticipated by reporters. campaigned constantly criticizing hillary clinton for how long it had been since she had spoken to the press in that format. for him it's gone on about as long. expected to address business dealings, how he's going to handle business interests, expected to add clarity to that but general news conference so other things will come up. he did have some interaction with the press on new year's eve. heard from

. this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon, donald trump promise s to repeal and replace the affordable care act but how much of the rest of the obama legacy will survive? but first what is wrong with this picture? who is that? joseph cinque, known by colorful name joey "no socks," a convicted felon linked with john gotti, what is he doing sharing the stage with president-elect. get to michelle kosinski with the latest on the long-awaited news conference. president-elect hasn't...

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from the director of national intelligence. what he toldpresident-electtrumpoverthe phone after the president-elect lambasted the media. >>> and the first votes to roll back obamacare. it happened overnight. a thin majority in the senate with democrats fighting back to no avail. >>> and trump's nominee for secretary of state with a tough day before the foreign affairs committee. which republican senator could hold the key to the nomination? >>> 5:00. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is thursday, january 12th. this must have been one heck of a phone call with president-elect donald trump and the director of national intelligence james clapper. he placed the call after the round of insults and accusations hurled at the president-elect. cnn reported that officials gave mr. trump a two-page summary that claims russia had compromising information about donald trump. buzzfeed released the 35-page dossier, something cnn did not do because it could not be confirmed. without the central fact of the reporter, donald trump lashed out. >> it was disgraceful

from the director of national intelligence. what he told president-elect trump over the phone after the president-elect lambasted the media. >>> and the first votes to roll back obamacare. it happened overnight. a thin majority in the senate with democrats fighting back to no avail. >>> and trump's nominee for secretary of state with a tough day before the foreign affairs committee. which republican senator could hold the key to the nomination? >>> 5:00. welcome to...

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>>> happening now, russia summit. asdonaldtrumpdownplaysrussian cyberattacks, it calls for a good relationship with moscow, the kremlin makes plans for a meeting between trump and vladimir putin. is the president-elect ignoring intelligence warnings? >>> hearing noise. amid complaints about the lack of vetting, the trump team hopes to push nine cabinet nominees through the confirmation process this week. but on the eve of the hearings there is another ethics concern as trump's son-in-law is named a senior white house adviser. >>> taking it to the street. actress meryl streep gets under donald trump's thin skin with some thinly veiled criticism. and he tweets back at the 19-time oscar nominee and three-time winner is over. >>> north korea says it could launch an intercontinental missile whenever and wherever it chooses. is kim jong un's regime sending a bold message to president-elect trump? >>> i am wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> 11 days before his inauguration, president-elect donald trump is moving full speed ahead despite a blunt warning from u.s. intell

>>> happening now, russia summit. as donald trump downplays russian cyberattacks, it calls for a good relationship with moscow, the kremlin makes plans for a meeting between trump and vladimir putin. is the president-elect ignoring intelligence warnings? >>> hearing noise. amid complaints about the lack of vetting, the trump team hopes to push nine cabinet nominees through the confirmation process this week. but on the eve of the hearings there is another ethics concern as...

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atlanta. >> this is cnn newsroom. >>donaldtrump'sfirstweek of president of the united states is about to kick in high-gear. he meets to kiss abodiscuss abo issues like tax reforms and the affordable healthcare. >> the senate likely to confirm as head of the -- >> i think this week we are talking about trade and a little bit more tomorrow. i think we'll talk about immigration this week and we'll have a time of national security, a conversation about that and obviously with general mattis. >> will he undo some of president obama's? >> i think you will see that coming and executive orders and those three topics. >> on sunday, he says he will meet with the leader of canada in order to re-negotiate the nafta agreement. >> the president has spoke with benjamin netanyahu and invited him to washington, d.c. >>> lets go now to ian lee in jerusalem. >> donald trump and benjamin netanyahu spoke today in the phone, they did not get deep in the substance of the issue during the initial conversation. from what we know, they seem to locked lock it. >> we heard president trump that he will have an un

atlanta. >> this is cnn newsroom. >> donald trump's first week of president of the united states is about to kick in high-gear. he meets to kiss abodiscuss abo issues like tax reforms and the affordable healthcare. >> the senate likely to confirm as head of the -- >> i think this week we are talking about trade and a little bit more tomorrow. i think we'll talk about immigration this week and we'll have a time of national security, a conversation about that and...

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president-elect. in thespotlight,trump'scabinetnominees. senate confirmation hearings kicking off about 24 hours from now, but the government ethics office is already waving the red flag on some of those picks, plus trump gearing up to face the press, holding his first formal news conference in months. trump gets tangled up in another feud, this time with actress meryl streep after her scathing speech at the golden globes. >> disrespect invites disrespect. violence insights violence. when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. >> all of this happening as the clock ticks down to inauguration. our team is covering all the angles this morning. let's begin with cnn's phil mattingly. >> get red did for a whirlwind week on capitol hill. nine co confirmation hearings over three days. that's part of the cry that this is happening way too fast. when it comes to the hearings themselves, expect democrats, at least according to advisers i've spoken to, to take two tracks. one, attack the no knee, but also attack the president-elect and try to get the nominee to take sho

president-elect. in the spotlight, trump's cabinet nominees. senate confirmation hearings kicking off about 24 hours from now, but the government ethics office is already waving the red flag on some of those picks, plus trump gearing up to face the press, holding his first formal news conference in months. trump gets tangled up in another feud, this time with actress meryl streep after her scathing speech at the golden globes. >> disrespect invites disrespect. violence insights violence....

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around the world. tonight, hundreds of thousands marching the againstdonaldtrump. weare live around the nation. plus, the white house says president trump's audience was the ever largest will ever to witness an inauguration, quote, period. but we're going to check the facts. and ivanka's matching overcoat and headband, her sister-in-law's high heels in the white house bowling alley. the trump fashion watch is now in full swing. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening and welcome to a special saturday edition of "outfront." we are live in washington tonight. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" this evening, we begin with the breaking news. donald trump returning to the white house tonight. the streets of the nation's capital overflowing with protesters. trump's motorcade returning from cia headquarters just a short time ago. secret service agents formed a cordon, basically, to block off the protesters, because they had come and gathered, of course, around the white house. massive crowds descended on the city, which was the epicenter of protests across the country and around the world. tho

around the world. tonight, hundreds of thousands marching the against donald trump. we are live around the nation. plus, the white house says president trump's audience was the ever largest will ever to witness an inauguration, quote, period. but we're going to check the facts. and ivanka's matching overcoat and headband, her sister-in-law's high heels in the white house bowling alley. the trump fashion watch is now in full swing. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening...

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don lemon starts now. >>> in just four daysdonaldtrumpstandsright behind me at the u.s. capitol, raises his right hand and becomes the 45th president of the united states. but in a show of protest, more than two dozen house democrats skipping his inauguration. this is "cnn tonight" i'm don lemon in washington. the boycott, partly in response to trump's harsh words against john lewis, the civil rights icon, who says trump is not a legitimate president. and on this day, honoring dr. martin luther king jr., trump meets with dr. king's son who is calling for unity. >> i am, as john lewis and many others are, a bridge builder. the goal is to bring america together and america -- we are a great nation, we must become a greater nation. >> there's a lot to get to here tonight from washington. it is definitely a big panel and a lot to get to. mark preston, kir step powers and david gergen. i'm going to refer to my notes. this is it sort of a complicated story, david. it involves tom price, he's a congressman. he's trump's pick for health and human services. we're learning that last year

don lemon starts now. >>> in just four days donald trump stands right behind me at the u.s. capitol, raises his right hand and becomes the 45th president of the united states. but in a show of protest, more than two dozen house democrats skipping his inauguration. this is "cnn tonight" i'm don lemon in washington. the boycott, partly in response to trump's harsh words against john lewis, the civil rights icon, who says trump is not a legitimate president. and on this day,...

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from russia to wikileaks. what isdonaldtrumpsaying?complete coverage ahead. >>> who is going to pay for the wall? >> mexico. >> who? >> mexico. >> by the way, 100%. >> well, maybe not. in an effort to speed up construction, trump's team wants congress to fund the border wall. details on this major flip ahead. >>> the republicans now looking to target planned parenthood while they dismantle obamacare. could doing both at once end up hurting their cause? it is 5:00. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm miguel marquez. can i c i can confirm it is friday, january 6th. big developments overnight. intelligence reports names the go betweens who officials now believe russia used to ferry hacked documents to wikileaks before the election. intelligence agencies got that information after the election which increased their confidence it was russia that carried out the hack and did it in part because moscow wanted to help donald trump win. all this ahead of the president-elect's top level intelligence briefing on the hack expected today. what is mr. trump say

from russia to wikileaks. what is donald trump saying? complete coverage ahead. >>> who is going to pay for the wall? >> mexico. >> who? >> mexico. >> by the way, 100%. >> well, maybe not. in an effort to speed up construction, trump's team wants congress to fund the border wall. details on this major flip ahead. >>> the republicans now looking to target planned parenthood while they dismantle obamacare. could doing both at once end up hurting...

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,donaldtrumpnationalsecurity advisor was in contact with the russians at the very same time the obama administration was preparing to retal i didn't tell for russian cyber attacks. still on the attack, trump unleashes a barrage of tweets. sleez bag russia has compromising information on him. and trump calls hillary clinton quote, guilty as hell. she should not have been allowed to run for president. not legitimate, he conspired to get trump elect the. he says trump is not a legitimate president-elect. and closing in, in its closing days, the obama administration says the hunt for isis leader is intensifying and his days are numbered. are u.s. forces closing in? wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim sciutto and you're in the situation room. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news tonight, the house of representatives takes the first step towards dismantling obamacare. a mostly party line vote follows a similar move in the senate, allowing republicans to use the budget process to roll back major parts of the health care law. also breaking, congressman john lewis says he

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tomorrow. >>> andpresidenttrumpmakinghis first visit to the pentagon since taking office to get started on a new plan to bring down isis. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm miguel marquez. happy friday. >> it is friday. i'm christine romans. it is january 27th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. good morning, everyone. breaking overnight. administration official telling cnn that donald trump and president vladimir putin are scheduled to speak on the phone on saturday. the first conversation since donald trump took office. that call goes it will be smoother than the first foray into global difficult ploep as i i. walk that back a bit later in the day. that proposal came after the mexican president canceled the planned meeting with the american president. the mexican president under pressure at home after president trump signed executive order laying the ground work for the border wall and making mexico pay for it. in the eyes of the mexican people, insulting the mexican people and country by saying unless you are going to pay for it, you should cancel this meeting. this comes hours

tomorrow. >>> and president trump making his first visit to the pentagon since taking office to get started on a new plan to bring down isis. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm miguel marquez. happy friday. >> it is friday. i'm christine romans. it is january 27th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. good morning, everyone. breaking overnight. administration official telling cnn that donald trump and president vladimir putin are scheduled to speak on the phone on saturday....

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story tv episodes. less than two weeks into thedonaldtrumppresidency,cnn will be hosting a town hall with the house minority leader democrat nancy pelosi. she will field questions from audience members from across the country. what is the democratic strategy in the donald trump era? i'll moderate tuesday night 9:00 p.m. on cnn. that's it for "the lead." i'll turn it over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he also is not going to keep his mouth shut. >> happening now. you're canceled. mexico's president calls off the meeting with president trump after declaring his country won't pay for a border wall. the white house responds by suggesting president trump could fund the wall by imposing a 20% tax on imports from mexico. tonight the white house is walking that back. pushing an investigation, the president backs off his false claim of widespread voter fraud by calling for an investigation, but is there really anything to investigate? >>> stump speech, the president takes a trip on air force one to a gop congressional retreat. he gives a campaign style pep rally, but leaves wi

story tv episodes. less than two weeks into the donald trump presidency, cnn will be hosting a town hall with the house minority leader democrat nancy pelosi. she will field questions from audience members from across the country. what is the democratic strategy in the donald trump era? i'll moderate tuesday night 9:00 p.m. on cnn. that's it for "the lead." i'll turn it over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he also is not going to keep his mouth shut. >>...

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lewis, feels the backlash afterdonaldtrumpwon,saying he is not a legitimate president. >>> some 70 come together for a peace conference in paris on the israeli palestinian conflict. guess who is not there? the israelis and palestinians. >>> the greatest show on earth, america's legendary ring liling brothers circus is taking down its tent after almost 150 years. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers from here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> the u.s. president-elect p is firing back against a civil rights icon. on friday, congressman, john lewis, said, he didn't see trump as a legitimate president. lewis, an ally of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. during the early days of the civil rights movement found himself the subject of trump's twitter wrath just days before the u.s. holiday commemorating dr. king. here is how it all got started with lewis' comments to nbc. >> i do not see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> why is that? >> i think the russians participated i

lewis, feels the backlash after donald trump won, saying he is not a legitimate president. >>> some 70 come together for a peace conference in paris on the israeli palestinian conflict. guess who is not there? the israelis and palestinians. >>> the greatest show on earth, america's legendary ring liling brothers circus is taking down its tent after almost 150 years. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers from here in the united states and around...

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" start now. >>> thanks, brooke. lot of talk bythetrumpteamof alternate facts this weekend. here's an alternate fact. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in the "situation room." "the lead" starts right now. >>> on speaking terms. donald trump's top spokesman comes out and answers questions from the media for more than an hour after something of a rocky start with reporters over the weekend. and some of the answers he gave could tell us a lot about the trump administration and its plans. >>> he's the man who will be in president trump's ear during pivotal moments in which lives will literally be at stake. today there are new questions about national security adviser michael flynn and russia. >>> plus, what can we learn from president trump's time on "the apprentice" when it comes to his insistence on inflating numbers? reality tv and how past is prolog prologue. >>> good afternoon, welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with our politics lead. president trump and his team trying to steer back on to a policy track after a first few days marked by accusations of score s

" start now. >>> thanks, brooke. lot of talk by the trump team of alternate facts this weekend. here's an alternate fact. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in the "situation room." "the lead" starts right now. >>> on speaking terms. donald trump's top spokesman comes out and answers questions from the media for more than an hour after something of a rocky start with reporters over the weekend. and some of the answers he gave could tell us a lot about the...

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cnn for special live coverage ofdonaldtrump'sinaugurationfrom the swearing in to the inauguratal parade and balls this friday 9:00 a.m. eastern. that's it for me. thanks for watching. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> and next, a special edition of "outfront." live from washington, breaking news tonight atop donald trump cabinet pick facing major questions this evening, did he use his power in capping to try to line his own pockets. the breaking details coming up. and more democrats announcing they're boycotting the election as the fight between donald trump and john lewis escalates. and more breaking news. the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter, arrested. was she an accomplice. let's go "outfront." >>> and welcome to a very special edition of "outfront" this evening. i'm erin burnett, live from the nation's capital, where donald trump will be sworn in as president of the united states this week. we begin, though, with major breaking news. red flags for one of trump's cop cabinet picks. cnn reporting at this hour, new revelations about trump's pick for secretary of

cnn for special live coverage of donald trump's inauguration from the swearing in to the inauguratal parade and balls this friday 9:00 a.m. eastern. that's it for me. thanks for watching. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> and next, a special edition of "outfront." live from washington, breaking news tonight atop donald trump cabinet pick facing major questions this evening, did he use his power in capping to try to line his own pockets. the breaking...

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presidenttrump'spledgesduring the campaign. we also know that there was a phone call between president trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. jeff zeleny joining me live. we watched the senior staff being sworn in. the president, vice president there, no mention about this phone call. what more do you know about this phone call? >> well, fredricka we do know that president trump talked to prime minister netanyahu just more than an hour or so ago, about an hour and a half ago, actually for a call that lasted less than 30 minutes. we do not have the exact details of that call. we know topics included syria, included the iran nuclear deal and perhaps even talk of moving the embassy, but when donald trump when president trump was in the east room there of the white house, reporters asked him, shouted a question how that call went with mr. netanyahu. he said it was very nice. that's all he said. we still do not have any details specifically about the call, either out here or from the netanyahu side. but it definitely is the signal of the beginning of a different relationship h

president trump's pledges during the campaign. we also know that there was a phone call between president trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. jeff zeleny joining me live. we watched the senior staff being sworn in. the president, vice president there, no mention about this phone call. what more do you know about this phone call? >> well, fredricka we do know that president trump talked to prime minister netanyahu just more than an hour or so ago, about an hour and a half...

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,presidenttrumphasconfirmed he will not meet with the president of mexico. this is whatmr.trumpjusttold republican lawmakers moments ago during their annual retreat. >> i've said many times that the american people will not pay for the wall. and i've made that clear to the government of mexico. the president of mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week. unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> that was mr. trump. let's go straight to mexico city to layla santiago, can you tell us more what the president was thinking and if in fact this was a mutual decision? >> reporter: i can tell you that the mexican president is not backing down from his stance either. he too is saying we're not paying for the wall either. let me back up to explain how we got to where we are right now. yesterday a group of senators called for the president to cancel this meeting after president trump announced that he would be signing the executive o

, president trump has confirmed he will not meet with the president of mexico. this is what mr. trump just told republican lawmakers moments ago during their annual retreat. >> i've said many times that the american people will not pay for the wall. and i've made that clear to the government of mexico. the president of mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week. unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting...

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. >>> thanks very much. good evening from washington. thanks for joining us. in four days,donaldtrumpwilltake the oath of office and become the 45th president of the united states. tonight fallout from his final days as citizen trump and there's a lot of it in the last couple days. he promised health insurance for everyone and sent mixed messages on nato. he will trust angela merkel and vladimir putin equally to begin with. he led his feud with a civil rights pioneer continue. he is facing low job approval ratings, as low as 37%. two new challenges breaking tonight, his labor secretary reportedly having second thoughts about taking the job. serious ethical questions surrounding his pick for health and human services, tom price. that's where we begin tonight. we broke the story. what have you learned? >> reporter: anderson, congress price purchased $15,000 in stock in one major medical device maker. that company would have been hurt by a federal medicare rule affecting hip and knee implant manufacturers. those account for a majority of the revenue for them. less than a week after purchasi

. >>> thanks very much. good evening from washington. thanks for joining us. in four days, donald trump will take the oath of office and become the 45th president of the united states. tonight fallout from his final days as citizen trump and there's a lot of it in the last couple days. he promised health insurance for everyone and sent mixed messages on nato. he will trust angela merkel and vladimir putin equally to begin with. he led his feud with a civil rights pioneer continue. he...

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intelligence agencies. the question is, what is motivating his resistance? we're now >>> liveattrumptower,the white house annex in new york. >> good morning to you chris. it's important for any incoming president or president for that matter to have a solid working relationship with the intelligence community and to say that donald trump has gotten off on the wrong foot might be an understatement. >> president elect donald trump striking a tone once again against u.s. intelligence. in a new tweet trump writes intelligence briefing on russian hacking was delayed until friday. perhaps more time needed to build a case. very strange but u.s. intelligence officials say there's no delay. the meeting was always set to take place later this week adding president obama has yet to receive the full briefing on russian hacking. trump vowed to release inside information he said he has about the hacks by today. the democratic congressman responding to trump's claim tweeting this week real donald trump promises new info about russian hacking only he knows what really happened at roswell. the dire

intelligence agencies. the question is, what is motivating his resistance? we're now >>> live at trump tower, the white house annex in new york. >> good morning to you chris. it's important for any incoming president or president for that matter to have a solid working relationship with the intelligence community and to say that donald trump has gotten off on the wrong foot might be an understatement. >> president elect donald trump striking a tone once again against u.s....

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getting ready to ral ne washington. they have one message fordonaldtrump. >>in less than a week for donald trump takes office, a war of words this morning between the president-elect and congressman john lewis. donald trump firing back to civil rights icon after the lawmaker questions the legitimacy of trump's election. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> you do not consider him a legitimate president. why is that? >> i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected. >> cnn's jessica schneider is live in front of trump tower. jessica, trump hitting back on twitter this morning. >> yeah, that's right, victor. after congressman john lewis made those remarks saying that he doesn't view donald trump as a legitimate president, the president-elect fired back as he often does on twitter taking to twitter just before 8:00 in morning in a series of two tweets saying congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which it s in horrible shape and falling apart not to mention crime infested rather than false le com

getting ready to ral ne washington. they have one message for donald trump. >> in less than a week for donald trump takes office, a war of words this morning between the president-elect and congressman john lewis. donald trump firing back to civil rights icon after the lawmaker questions the legitimacy of trump's election. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> you do not consider him a legitimate president. why is that? >> i think the...

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," i'm don lemon live in washington. this is not the inauguration ofpresidenttrump. thisis the women's march on washington and not just washington but hundreds of thousands of people in cities across the country and many more all around the world on a day of protest against his brand new administration, president trump travels to cia headquarters for a briefing from senior agency leader, speaking in front of the wall of honor where fallen operatives are remembered with stars the president says this. >> i get up this morning and turn on one of the networks and they saw an empty field. wait a minute, i made a speech. i looked out. field looked like 1 million, 1 1/2 million people, they showed a field of practically nobody standing there. >> we'll get to all of that but talk about the protesters first all across america and around the world marching from women's rights and other civil rights they fear could be under threat from president trump's administration. if you think it's confined to washington, look at this, marchers spread across the country. boston, denver, park city, utah, chic

," i'm don lemon live in washington. this is not the inauguration of president trump. this is the women's march on washington and not just washington but hundreds of thousands of people in cities across the country and many more all around the world on a day of protest against his brand new administration, president trump travels to cia headquarters for a briefing from senior agency leader, speaking in front of the wall of honor where fallen operatives are remembered with stars the...

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met with president-electdonaldtrump. picturesinside the lobby there atthetrumptower.mr.trumpgoingtoe to toe with another icon in his own rights, congressman john lewis of georgia. he marched with martin luther king in the '60s. spoke of that march in washington as they both fought for equal rights for african-americans. the president-elect attacked lewis saying he was, quote, unquote, all tack and no action. this after the georgia congressman said that trump's presidency was not legitimate, and that the russians helped trump win. here is martin luther king iii just moments ago from trump tower. >> let me briefly not just reiterate but state that we did have a very constructive meeting. the seminole right of the modern civil rights movement was the right to vote. my father fought so diligently for it. certainly congressman john lewis and many others, jose williams, fought for it as well. it is very clear that the system is not working at its maximum. and through an op ed that you may have seen, we provided at least a solution to begin to address a broken voting system. that

met with president-elect donald trump. pictures inside the lobby there at the trump tower. mr. trump going toe to toe with another icon in his own rights, congressman john lewis of georgia. he marched with martin luther king in the '60s. spoke of that march in washington as they both fought for equal rights for african-americans. the president-elect attacked lewis saying he was, quote, unquote, all tack and no action. this after the georgia congressman said that trump's presidency was not...

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comes next? what will the replacement look like? has one even been written? what wasdonaldtrump'snationalsecurity advisor doing calling the russian ambassador on the very same day president obama booted russian diplomats out of the country? the trump transition team explains. >>> plus, mexico's president saying there's no way they're going to pay for donald trump's wall. will trump's biggest campaign promise ever be built and paid for? >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the lead i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with breaking news. our politics lead moments ago, republicans in the house of representatives followed their colleagues in the u.s. senate and passed that budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare. this comes after house speaker paul ryan told me at a cnn town hall last night that the gop will introduce a replacement plan simultaneously to the repealing and that they hope to accomplish all of this within the first 100 days of the trump administration. cnn's manu raju is on capitol hill. manu, w

comes next? what will the replacement look like? has one even been written? what was donald trump's national security advisor doing calling the russian ambassador on the very same day president obama booted russian diplomats out of the country? the trump transition team explains. >>> plus, mexico's president saying there's no way they're going to pay for donald trump's wall. will trump's biggest campaign promise ever be built and paid for? >> announcer: this is cnn breaking...

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day forpresidenttrumpandanother executive order. today the president focuses on trade and lays the groundwork for new trade deals, this days after pulling the united states out of the transpacific partnership, the tpp. he makes his first official flight on air force one today, attending a philadelphia retreat for republican lawmakers. he'll be speaking there at noon eastern time. at the bottom of the hour we'll hear from republican leaders paul ryan and mitch mcconnell, likely facing tough questions over trump's first days as president. we're covering all this with cnn's sarah murray at the white house and manu raju. sara, i want to start with you. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump has a busy day ahead. it comes from moving forward with the plan to build and wall and now he says have mexico reimburse us. is heightening tensions between the u.s. and mexico. we saw mexican president pena nieto come out and address the nation saying he's not going to pay for the wall, but not scrapping the plan to meet with donald trump next week. now trump has taken to twitter app

day for president trump and another executive order. today the president focuses on trade and lays the groundwork for new trade deals, this days after pulling the united states out of the transpacific partnership, the tpp. he makes his first official flight on air force one today, attending a philadelphia retreat for republican lawmakers. he'll be speaking there at noon eastern time. at the bottom of the hour we'll hear from republican leaders paul ryan and mitch mcconnell, likely facing tough...

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countries namedintrump'stravelban were stopped upon landing in the u.s. new york congressman jeffries is hopeful the detained travelers will be released from jfk soon calling trump's ban a smoke screen. >> we're hopeful that moving forward the department of justice, the trump administration, will abandon this reckless unconstitutional unsavory, unamerican effort. and help us all come together to deal with the challenges that are facing the american people. >> cnn's rachel crane just spoke to some of those travelers who were released at new york's jfk airport. rainfall what d-- rachel, what did they say? >> reporter: an iranian woman was just released. she had been held for over 24 hours. at one point yesterday she was put back on a plane to be deported but that was just before the announcement was made and so she was then taken off the plane but now just released. everybody of course cheering. she had 20 friends here that have been waiting for her to be released. that's just one of many tearful reunions that have been held here today at jfk with detainees being reunited with their fam

countries named in trump's travel ban were stopped upon landing in the u.s. new york congressman jeffries is hopeful the detained travelers will be released from jfk soon calling trump's ban a smoke screen. >> we're hopeful that moving forward the department of justice, the trump administration, will abandon this reckless unconstitutional unsavory, unamerican effort. and help us all come together to deal with the challenges that are facing the american people. >> cnn's rachel crane...

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world will be paused and will be transfixed right here aspresident-electtrumptakesthe oath of office. but 23 democrats are saying they will not be there, they are boycotting president trump's inauguration. some are skipping because of the president-elect's tweets to their fellow congressman john lewis, trump accused lewis of being all talk and no action, this is after lewis said he did not consider trump as a legitimate president. suzanne malveaux continues our coverage. >> reporter: trump's war of words with congressman lewis, especially coming during mlk weekend is deeply troubling to many families, but lewis is getting some strong push back from rnc staff reince priebus as well as mike pence. they're trying to give john lewis props because of his contribution, but they're also -- despite trump's own admission that russia had a role in hacking it. >> look, trump won this election fair and square. 30 out of 50 states, including georgia, more counties than any republican candidate since ronald reagan. and to hear john lewis, a man that i served with, that i respect, to questio

world will be paused and will be transfixed right here as president-elect trump takes the oath of office. but 23 democrats are saying they will not be there, they are boycotting president trump's inauguration. some are skipping because of the president-elect's tweets to their fellow congressman john lewis, trump accused lewis of being all talk and no action, this is after lewis said he did not consider trump as a legitimate president. suzanne malveaux continues our coverage. >> reporter:...

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this wednesday. we're 11 days away from inauguration day. he is liveattrumptowerin new york. >> good morning to you and you know a number of people on both sides of the aisle waiting for answers to a number of key questions. repeal obamacare and replace it specifically with what? build a wall at the u.s.-mexico border? payment comes when and will it come from mexico. russian intel reports where exactly does the president elect stand? these are some of the questions that were going to be raised this week. >> donald trump and the republican controlled congress moving full speed ahead with an ambitious agenda. confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for some of the president elect's key cabinet nominees while the senate is expected to hold a series this week to begin repealing obamacare but details of replacing the outgoing president's signature law still remain unclear. >> it may take time to get all the elements of them in place. >> trump will also finally answer questions when he holds his first press conference in nearly six months. now declassified intelligence report on russ

this wednesday. we're 11 days away from inauguration day. he is live at trump tower in new york. >> good morning to you and you know a number of people on both sides of the aisle waiting for answers to a number of key questions. repeal obamacare and replace it specifically with what? build a wall at the u.s.-mexico border? payment comes when and will it come from mexico. russian intel reports where exactly does the president elect stand? these are some of the questions that were going to...

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the place.presidenttrumpisscheduled to leave for philadelphia to speak at the retreat for congressional republicans. the president is set to speak to republican lawmakers who are keenly interested in everything he is doing and saying right now. and he has been saying an awful lot. we'll bring you that speech live. >> when it does begin. but first, he's got to get there. before heading out, president trump threw down the gauntlet to the president of the mexico, sending out this statement, in part. if mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting. this comes after reports the president of mexico was considering cancelling his scheduled trip to washington next week as he is vowing his nation will not pay for that wall. as john said, a whole lot of moving parts this morning. let's first get to cnn congressional reporter manu raju along with maria santana, covering the annual retreat right now. manu, first to you. republicans are meeting to talk about their agenda, they're meeting to talk about the future for them.

the place. president trump is scheduled to leave for philadelphia to speak at the retreat for congressional republicans. the president is set to speak to republican lawmakers who are keenly interested in everything he is doing and saying right now. and he has been saying an awful lot. we'll bring you that speech live. >> when it does begin. but first, he's got to get there. before heading out, president trump threw down the gauntlet to the president of the mexico, sending out this...

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washington. the end of a very full day ahead of an even bigger day tomorrow.president-electtrumpisdue shortly at a candlelight dinner at union station. you're watching some of the arrivals right now. both the president-elect and vice president elect are expected to speak. governor pence at the indiana ball. it's the capper to a day that brought moments of quiet ceremony at arlington national cemetery and loud celebrations that the next four years will be very different than the last eight. we also heard from the guest of honor, the president-elect making surprise remarks on the steps of the lincoln memorial. >> i will see you tomorrow, and i'm going to be cheering you on. you're going to cheer me on, but i'm going to be cheering you on because what we've done is so special. all over the world they're talking about it. all over the world. and i love you folks. and we're going to work together. and we are going to make america great again. and i'll add, greater than ever before. thank you very much. and enjoy the fireworks. thank you, everybody. thank you. >> president-elect trum

washington. the end of a very full day ahead of an even bigger day tomorrow. president-elect trump is due shortly at a candlelight dinner at union station. you're watching some of the arrivals right now. both the president-elect and vice president elect are expected to speak. governor pence at the indiana ball. it's the capper to a day that brought moments of quiet ceremony at arlington national cemetery and loud celebrations that the next four years will be very different than the last eight....

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>>>presidenttrump. donaldtrumpissworn in as the 45th president of the united states. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> promising to be the people's president. >> this moment is your moment. >> and putting his stamp on the pomp and circumstance. ♪ ♪ i did it my way >> what does this weekend reveal about how he will lead? >> shall i keep the twitter going or not? >> plus, new action against obamacare. changes for homeowners and a meeting with the cia. >> i am with you 1,000%. >> trump got to work this weekend. his first moves as president, and what they might mean for you, and the women's march. >> giant crowds gather across the world. ♪ this girl is on fire >> and descend on the national mall on washington to protest the new protest. >> we can whimper. we can whine or we can fight back. me, heim here to fight back. >> is this the beginning of a new opposition movement? senate minority leader chuck schumer will be here in minutes. plus, the best political minds will be here with insights on an historic inauguration weekend. >>> hello. i'm jake tapner washingt

>>> president trump. donald trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> promising to be the people's president. >> this moment is your moment. >> and putting his stamp on the pomp and circumstance. ♪ ♪ i did it my way >> what does this weekend reveal about how he will lead? >> shall i keep the twitter going or not? >> plus, new action against obamacare. changes for homeowners and a...

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the kirccircus. >>> "early start" continues right now. >> developing overnight,donaldtrumpsuggestingthe head of the cia is behind the leaks that caused a stir for the transition team. what did john brennan say that has trump in another showdown with intelligence four days before taking the oath? >>> and chinese media taking swipes at trump as amateur and arrogant. a wide range of problems you don't want to miss what he said. >>> and donald trump trying to set the record straight on the health care plan. promising coverage for all and warning congress not to get cold feet. good morning. welcome gto "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm miguel marquez. it is january 16th. martin luther king day. 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. trump lashing out at john brennan. brennan criticized trump suggesting that trump's desire for friendlier relations with russia could run into the reality of moscow's real intentions. >> i don't think he has a full appreciation of russian ability and intentions and actions that they are under takings in the world. that is what the intelligence comm

the kirccircus. >>> "early start" continues right now. >> developing overnight, donald trump suggesting the head of the cia is behind the leaks that caused a stir for the transition team. what did john brennan say that has trump in another showdown with intelligence four days before taking the oath? >>> and chinese media taking swipes at trump as amateur and arrogant. a wide range of problems you don't want to miss what he said. >>> and donald trump...

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donaldtrumpbecomespresident of the united states. "the lead" starts right now.president-electtrumpsaysthat he knows things other people do not, and that a culprit other than russia could have carried out election-year hacks. so he knows something that 17 intelligence agencies, the sitting u.s. president and just about every single u.s. senator, republican and democrat, do not. what could be the first test for donald trump on the world stage, one with nuclear consequences? kim jong un announcing that north korea is close to testing a missile designed to reach as far as the u.s. >>> plus, 762 homicides. one year, one american city. chicago has more homicides in 2016 than new york and los angeles combined. now president-elect trump is weighing in. >>> welcome to "the lead." and a very happy new year to you. i am jim sciutto, in this week for jake tapper. new year, new you? president-elect donald trump is back to work with his transition team in new york, but on twitter he still appears to be fighting last year's battles over the presidential campaign, quibbling with reporting from n

donald trump becomes president of the united states. "the lead" starts right now. president-elect trump says that he knows things other people do not, and that a culprit other than russia could have carried out election-year hacks. so he knows something that 17 intelligence agencies, the sitting u.s. president and just about every single u.s. senator, republican and democrat, do not. what could be the first test for donald trump on the world stage, one with nuclear consequences? kim...

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while game show host steve harvey gets facetime withdonaldtrump, president-electbrushes aside reporters' questions about obamacare. tonight trump's party is moving towards repealing the affordable care act, but feuding over just how to replace it. >>> and first daughters. after growing up in the white house, sasha and malia obama are getting tips on life in the real world from two sisters who understand very much what it's like. we'll look at the moving message from jenna and barbara bush just days before the obama family's big move. >>> we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today and i'm jim chusciutto and you're i "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> the breaking news this hour congress takes the first step towards repealing president obama's signature health care law. the republican-led house joining the senate in approving the resolution that will begin that process. stand by for more details on that vote next and what will follow obama care. also tonight, newly revealed contact between the tr

while game show host steve harvey gets facetime with donald trump, president-elect brushes aside reporters' questions about obamacare. tonight trump's party is moving towards repealing the affordable care act, but feuding over just how to replace it. >>> and first daughters. after growing up in the white house, sasha and malia obama are getting tips on life in the real world from two sisters who understand very much what it's like. we'll look at the moving message from jenna and...

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around the world. in just seven daysdonaldtrumpwillbe sworn in as the 45th president of the united states right behind us here in front of the capitol. plans are being put in place to repeal and replace obama care. in about two hours the house is voting on a budget resolution that lays the ground work for repealing the affordable care act. president-elect took to twitter as he does today to applaud the move. he tweeted "the unaffordable care act will soon be history!" mr. trump says the repeal and the replacement will happen almost simultaneously, and paul ryan echoed that in a cnn town hall last night. >> we want to do this at the same time and in some cases in the same bill. we want to advance repealing this law with its replacement at the same time. i don't have a date, but that is something we're working on right now. manu raju joins us on today's vote. explain how this budget resolution that they're voting on today actually paves the way for taking the step of repealing obama care. >> jim, this budget resolution is expected to pass the house this afternoon, and once it does pa

around the world. in just seven days donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states right behind us here in front of the capitol. plans are being put in place to repeal and replace obama care. in about two hours the house is voting on a budget resolution that lays the ground work for repealing the affordable care act. president-elect took to twitter as he does today to applaud the move. he tweeted "the unaffordable care act will soon be history!" mr. trump...

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trump'spickfor secretary of state, prepares for a confirmation hearing. senators are expected to grill him about his ties to vladimir putin. now those questions are even deeper, and we're still nine days away from inauguration day. let's begin our kof with cnn justice correspondent evan perez live in washington. >> classified documents on russian interference in the 2016 u.s. election presented last week to president obama and prelkt trump included allegations that russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about mr. trump. these allegations were part of a two-page synopsis based on memos by a former british operative whose work u.s. intelligence officials considerable credible. the fbi is investigating the allegations based primarily on allegations from russian sources. the bureau has not confirmed many details in a memo about mr. trump. a two-page synopsis included allegations that there was continuing exchange of information during the campaign between trump surrogates and intermediaries for the rurgs government according to national secur

trump's pick for secretary of state, prepares for a confirmation hearing. senators are expected to grill him about his ties to vladimir putin. now those questions are even deeper, and we're still nine days away from inauguration day. let's begin our kof with cnn justice correspondent evan perez live in washington. >> classified documents on russian interference in the 2016 u.s. election presented last week to president obama and prelkt trump included allegations that russian operatives...

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the president-elect of the united states. he's walking into this roomattrumptower,the lobby at trump tower in new york city surrounded by his two adult sons and his daughter ivanka. let's listen in. >> -- united states. this is an opportunity to be here today to allow the president-elect to take your questions. after the president-elect makes some remarks, he will introduce miss sherry dylan, a prominent attorney in washington, dc with the prestigious firm of morgan lewis who structured the agreements pursuant to the president's business arrangements. she will give brief remarks. before we start i want to bring your attention to a few points on the report published in buzzfeed last night. it's frankly outrageous and highly irresponsible for a left wing blog that was openly hostile to the president-elect's campaign to drop highly salacious and flat-out false information on the internet just days before he takes the oath of office. according to buzzfeed's own editor, there are some serious reasons to doubt the allegations in the report. the executive editor of "the new york times

the president-elect of the united states. he's walking into this room at trump tower, the lobby at trump tower in new york city surrounded by his two adult sons and his daughter ivanka. let's listen in. >> -- united states. this is an opportunity to be here today to allow the president-elect to take your questions. after the president-elect makes some remarks, he will introduce miss sherry dylan, a prominent attorney in washington, dc with the prestigious firm of morgan lewis who...

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. "early start" begins now. have a great day. >>> one week now. exactly untildonaldtrumpassumesthe presidency. questions emerge about whether he and his cabinet picks are on the same page. confirmations this week left several at odds with the soon to be commander in chief. >>> new clarity on the intelligence report that russia had compromising information about the president-elect. the fbi director himself shared this summary with the president-elect. >>> oh, and the honor of a lifetime for vice president biden in a major surprise at the white house. president obama with the rarest of recognitions on his vice president. we will show you the incredibly emotional moment. >> he did not get emotional at all. he is not an emotional guy. >> first time ever. >>> welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> nice to see you. i'm john berman. it is friday, january 13th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. the latest in washington between the president-elect and the cabinet. in the confirmation hearings, nominee after nominee on issue after issue again and again. the nominee for defense secretary, j

. "early start" begins now. have a great day. >>> one week now. exactly until donald trump assumes the presidency. questions emerge about whether he and his cabinet picks are on the same page. confirmations this week left several at odds with the soon to be commander in chief. >>> new clarity on the intelligence report that russia had compromising information about the president-elect. the fbi director himself shared this summary with the president-elect....

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start the most important week ofdonaldtrump'slife,starting in a bit of a cloud of controversy controversy, the president-elect now in a standoff with the head of the cia, the leader of one of america's most critical allies, nato. and also civil rights icon and democratic congressman from gentleman, john lewis. moments ago a major development on that front. the president-elect emerging from a meeting with the son of martin luther king jr., his son, martin luther king iii, weighing in on this latest war of words between mr. trump and congressman lewis, who once marched with dr. king himself. mr. donald trump has attacked congressman lewis saying he was, quote, unquote, all talk. after congressman lewis said he did not think trump's presidency was legitimate. >> we did have a very constructive meeting. the seminole right of the modern civil rights movement was the right to vote. my father fought so diligently for it, certainly congressman john lewis and many others, jose williams fought for it as well. it is very clear that the system is not working at its maximum. and through an

start the most important week of donald trump's life, starting in a bit of a cloud of controversy controversy, the president-elect now in a standoff with the head of the cia, the leader of one of america's most critical allies, nato. and also civil rights icon and democratic congressman from gentleman, john lewis. moments ago a major development on that front. the president-elect emerging from a meeting with the son of martin luther king jr., his son, martin luther king iii, weighing in on...

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lead." i'm jake tapper. i'll be back forpresidenttrump'ssupremecourt pick. nancy pelosi. turn ing it over to wolf blitzer in the "the situation room." >> happening now, breaking news. the president's pick, president trump will reveal his supreme court nominee three hours from now at a primetime announcement. he's called his top two finalists to washington like a high stakes version of apprentice. who will be his pick? >>> chaos and confusion, trump tells his acting attorney general, you're fired, after she questions the legality of his travel ban from mostly muslim nations. the white house insists it's not a ban, but that's the word used by both the president and his press secretary. uphill fight, every democrat is digging their heels in the confirmation of the attorney general nominee and they've boycotted committee votes for other presidential picks. can they stage a battle over the supreme court nominee? do they have any room left to maneuver? and trump's brain, his white house strategist steve bannon, the former boss of a right wing website, the most influential voice in t

lead." i'm jake tapper. i'll be back for president trump's supreme court pick. nancy pelosi. turn ing it over to wolf blitzer in the "the situation room." >> happening now, breaking news. the president's pick, president trump will reveal his supreme court nominee three hours from now at a primetime announcement. he's called his top two finalists to washington like a high stakes version of apprentice. who will be his pick? >>> chaos and confusion, trump tells his...

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the american people to rally behind it. >> could obama have takendowntrump? trumpsaysthat question will stay unanswered. >> he called me. we had a very, very good talk generally about things. we talked about it. smiled about it. >> and the obama administration isn't leaving 1600 pennsylvania avenue quietly, including a hard-line with an old ally. >> here is a fundamental reality. if the choice is one state, israel can either be jewish or democratic, it cannot be both. >> and payback for vladimir putin's election year meddling, but will a president trump reverse all of obama's december decisions? "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to "inside politics" on the first day of the new year. i'm sitting in for john king. who could have predicted we would begin 2017 with a throw back to the cold war or president-elect trump praising a great move by a very smart vladimir putin. it started when president obama hit russia with sanctions what the u.s. government calls cyber attacks. on thursday the u.s. ordered 35 russian diplomats to leav

the american people to rally behind it. >> could obama have taken down trump? trump says that question will stay unanswered. >> he called me. we had a very, very good talk generally about things. we talked about it. smiled about it. >> and the obama administration isn't leaving 1600 pennsylvania avenue quietly, including a hard-line with an old ally. >> here is a fundamental reality. if the choice is one state, israel can either be jewish or democratic, it cannot be...

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>>> here it comes. in just five days donaldj.trumpwillbe sworn in as the president of the united states. hill and bill clinton say they are going to the inauguration but congressman john lewis says he's boycotting. >> i don't see the president-elect as a legitimate president. >> will other democrats revolt en masse? president obama's chief of staff will be here live. plus, hear it here first. president-elect says he wants obamacare repealed immediately. >> we're going to move on this quickly as we can. definitely a plan within the first 100 days. >> what will the replacement look like? senator and dr. rand paul will debut his bill right here exclusively in minutes. >>> and deep dive. >> if putin likes donald trump that's an asset. >> the senate will investigate trump's ties to russia a day after a top rope can says it's no business of theirs. what will they discover and the best political minds will be here on insights of what happens next. >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the "state of our union" is in rehearsals for the inauguration of donald j. trump. you'

>>> here it comes. in just five days donald j. trump will be sworn in as the president of the united states. hill and bill clinton say they are going to the inauguration but congressman john lewis says he's boycotting. >> i don't see the president-elect as a legitimate president. >> will other democrats revolt en masse? president obama's chief of staff will be here live. plus, hear it here first. president-elect says he wants obamacare repealed immediately. >> we're...

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until the inauguration.thetrumptransitionteam faces a jam packed schedule. confirmation hearings for some of the president-elect's key nominees begin tomorrow. he thinks they will all do well. here's what he told reporters just a little while ago. >> confirmation is going great. >> they haven't started yet. >> i think every nomination will be -- they're all at the highest level. jack was even saying, i mean, they are the absolute highest level. i think they're going to do very well. >> there's some concern about jeff sessions in particular. >> no, i think he is going to do great. high quality man. >> confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for senator jeff sessions. trump's choice for attorney general and retired general john kelly who is picked for homeland security secretary. on wednesday hearings get underway for secretary of state nominee rex tillerson. transportation secretary -- secretary nominee elaine chow along with congressman mike pompeo for cia director and education secretary nominee betsy devoss. thursday's hearings include retired general james mattis for defense secr

until the inauguration. the trump transition team faces a jam packed schedule. confirmation hearings for some of the president-elect's key nominees begin tomorrow. he thinks they will all do well. here's what he told reporters just a little while ago. >> confirmation is going great. >> they haven't started yet. >> i think every nomination will be -- they're all at the highest level. jack was even saying, i mean, they are the absolute highest level. i think they're going to do...

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he encouraging leakers ondonaldtrump'swatch?>> i don't think so. chelsea manning has spent seven years in prison, in some pretty tough circumstances. she was convicted, went through the criminal justice system and served time, so i don't think the fact that he's chopping off a huge chunk of that sentence is going to make future whistle-blowers think, oh, i'll get off easy here, i'll only have to spend seven years in prison. i think this was an unusual case. i think she had the backing of a lot of the lgbt community, and there was some issues around that. and look at the, i think it would, if you asked me the same question about snowden, i would say, well, yeah, because he didn't face the criminal justice system. there's a big ditfference here. that's why they decided for leniency in the case of chelsea manning, but for edward snowden who has not faced the criminal justice system, they decided not to go forward with anything. >> david gergen, that's probably going to be the first question, if not one of the first questions at the press conference tomorrow. to ed's point, he

he encouraging leakers on donald trump's watch? >> i don't think so. chelsea manning has spent seven years in prison, in some pretty tough circumstances. she was convicted, went through the criminal justice system and served time, so i don't think the fact that he's chopping off a huge chunk of that sentence is going to make future whistle-blowers think, oh, i'll get off easy here, i'll only have to spend seven years in prison. i think this was an unusual case. i think she had the...

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>>> top of the hour, live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm poppy harlow. in six days,donaldtrumpwillbe sworn in as the 46th president of the united states and we're following several major stories leading up to his inauguration. first in a brand new interview, the president-elect said he's open to lifting sanctions against russia telling "the wall street journal," quote, if you get along and russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's doing some really great things? this goes against almost every single republican in congress who either agree with this standing sanctions against moscow or want more stringent ones passed. this as house democrats are blasting fbi director james comey after having a classified meeting with him over russian hacking. some say what happened behind closed doors is making them question whether comey is fit for office but they're in a tough spot. do the same democrats want donald trump to pick the next head of the fbi? we'll have more on that in a moment but and the civil rights movement and 1965, louis was almost beaten to de

>>> top of the hour, live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm poppy harlow. in six days, donald trump will be sworn in as the 46th president of the united states and we're following several major stories leading up to his inauguration. first in a brand new interview, the president-elect said he's open to lifting sanctions against russia telling "the wall street journal," quote, if you get along and russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's...

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celebratingdonaldtrump'selectionvictory. all this coming just hours before intelligence chiefs are due to sit down with trump behind closed doors to brief him on russia's actions. meanwhile, sources say president-elect donald trump will ask congress, not mexico, to pay for his promised border wall. and capitol hill republicans promising to take action this year to repeal obamacare despite the lack of any replacement plan. house speaker paul ryan also promising today to defund planned parenthood. what will that mean for the health of american women? there's a whole lot going on. let's get right to gloria borger. she's our chief political analyst. dave rhode. and pamela anderson. this is part of donald trump's campaign speech we can all remember. listen to this. >> we are going to have a strong border. we are going to build the wall. it will be a real wall, a real wall. who is going to pay for the wall? [ crowd responds "mexico" ] >> who? >> mexico. >> by the way, 100%. >> there is some breaking news tonight on this topic. what exactly is going on? >> manu raju and deirdre walsh our repo

celebrating donald trump's election victory. all this coming just hours before intelligence chiefs are due to sit down with trump behind closed doors to brief him on russia's actions. meanwhile, sources say president-elect donald trump will ask congress, not mexico, to pay for his promised border wall. and capitol hill republicans promising to take action this year to repeal obamacare despite the lack of any replacement plan. house speaker paul ryan also promising today to defund planned...

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betweenpresidenttrumpandvladimir putin. he also talked -- he responded to the question about whether president trump had spoken with any of the intelligence community leaders about investigations into russian connections between his team and russia. he said he didn't believe that president trump had talked to anybody in the intelligence community about these investigations and he has has not made any indication he would stop an investigation of any sort. two that were pretty subsequently in addition to those. one he was asked if he agreed with secretary of state nominee rex tillerson that the u.s. should take steps to try to prevent china from having access to the manufactured, man made islands that they built. and he basically gave an aggressive response, if they are in international waters yeah we are going to make sure we defend international territories from any actions. and that's very robust defense. and that's going the raise a lot of eyebrows in beijing. and then lastly, he really seemed to walk back the idea of relocating the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem.

between president trump and vladimir putin. he also talked -- he responded to the question about whether president trump had spoken with any of the intelligence community leaders about investigations into russian connections between his team and russia. he said he didn't believe that president trump had talked to anybody in the intelligence community about these investigations and he has has not made any indication he would stop an investigation of any sort. two that were pretty subsequently...

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>>> i, donaldjohntrump, dosolemnly swear -- >> presume takes charge. >> the take for empty talk is over. now arrives the hour of action. >> inauguration day includes this tribute to his campaign rival. >> i would like you to stand up. >> and a sendoff for president obama but as the new president gets down to business, massive protests illustrate deep opposition and anxiety. >> my body, my choice. >> your body, your choice. >> "inside politics,"ing the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thanks for sharing your sunday morning with us. day three of an already plenty eventful trump presidency. across the country and the world, saturday was a day of protest. the crowds were giant, and the anti-trump message crystal clear. >> we are not here to be debunked. we are here to be respected. we are here to be nasty. i'm nasty. >> we will not be silent. we will not play dead. we will fight for what we believe in. >> now we know presume loves big crowds, except when they are not his so a day that began with a solemn tradition, a pra

>>> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear -- >> presume takes charge. >> the take for empty talk is over. now arrives the hour of action. >> inauguration day includes this tribute to his campaign rival. >> i would like you to stand up. >> and a sendoff for president obama but as the new president gets down to business, massive protests illustrate deep opposition and anxiety. >> my body, my choice. >> your body, your choice. >>...

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surroundingdonaldtrump. thenational airport from the first inaugural event. the dinner with the diplomatic corps. the tape comes in and we begin with breaking news and perhaps the final controversy the outgoing president's administration. president obama used his constitutional power to grant executive clemency for chelsea manning. chelsea manning was known as bradley manning to a record 35 years for providing hundreds of thousands of government documents to wikileaks. >> tonight in a shocking move, president obama is allowing chelsea manning, the army private convicted of stealing and leaking hundreds of thousands of documented videos to be a free woman in may. the reaction on capitol hill and beyond has been swift. >> for the president, especially the president who made so much about posing the national security and it's disappointing. >> in 2009, they stole hundreds of thousands of classified and sensitive military files as a 22-year-old army intelligence analyst. he gave them to the website wikileaks that published them causing a ripple effect in the united states and around

surrounding donald trump. the national airport from the first inaugural event. the dinner with the diplomatic corps. the tape comes in and we begin with breaking news and perhaps the final controversy the outgoing president's administration. president obama used his constitutional power to grant executive clemency for chelsea manning. chelsea manning was known as bradley manning to a record 35 years for providing hundreds of thousands of government documents to wikileaks. >> tonight in a...

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gold right there on the top.whentrumpissworn in, he will have his hand placed on two bibles. one that will be president lincoln's bible also used by president obama in 2009 and also a more personal bible. one from his childhood given to him when he was only 9 years old by his mother and then he will go on to make the most important political speech of his life. one he largely wrote himself. this is more of a personal speech. they say a sincere speech about what it means to be an american and kicking off the festivities last night at the lincoln memorial trump gave a small hint on the tone he'll bring today. >> we're going to unify our country and our phrase you all know it, half of you are wearing the hat, make america great again. but we're going to make america great for all of our people. everybody. >> he'll wake up this morning at the blair house where he spent the night and then walk over to his family to st. johns church and then go to the white house to have tea with the obamas before they come up here to the capitol kicking off the festivities and the pageantry of the day

gold right there on the top. when trump is sworn in, he will have his hand placed on two bibles. one that will be president lincoln's bible also used by president obama in 2009 and also a more personal bible. one from his childhood given to him when he was only 9 years old by his mother and then he will go on to make the most important political speech of his life. one he largely wrote himself. this is more of a personal speech. they say a sincere speech about what it means to be an american...